Suspect arrested in Oxnard stabbing

Oxnard police responded to two stabbings Friday night and made an arrest in connection with one of them on Saturday.

Police said they were called to the 900 block of South Ventura Road on a stabbing report at 6:07 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, they said, the suspect, ­Miguel ­Silva, 20, was gone.

The stabbing victim, ­Roberto ­Alejo, 53, who was described by police as a family member of the suspect, suffered ­minor injuries and was taken to Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura. Authorities said that around 3:05 p.m. Saturday, officers located Silva at Ventura Road and Ninth Street. He was arrested and was being held in Ventura County jail on an accusation of assault with a deadly weapon, jail records showed, with bail set at $30,000.

About 7:42 p.m. Friday, police responded to St. John's Medical Center after receiving a report of a victim of a separate stabbing.

The victim, Omar Baez, 53, of Oxnard, told officers the incident had occurred earlier at a parking lot in the 1900 block of North Ventura Road. Officers learned he was approached by a man and stabbed twice. The stabber fled on foot, police said.

The stabber, who could not be found by police, was described as a male in his early 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall and with a thin build.

Anyone with information is asked to call Oxnard police at 385-7740. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or email. Tipsters also may call the violent crimes hotline at 982-7070.